Dates For Your Diary Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Folk News Issue 425 February 2011 $3.00 Dance News CD Reviews Congratulations to Russell Hannah Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia Australia Day January 2011 ♫ folk music ♫ dance ♫ festivals ♫ reviews ♫ profiles ♫ diary dates ♫ sessions ♫ teachers ♫ opportunities NEW ADVERTISING SIzES Size mm Members Not Mem FEBRUARY 2011 Folk Federation of New South Wales Inc Full page 210 x 297 $80 $120 In this issue Post Office Box A182 1/2 page 210 x 146 $40 $70 Dates for your diary p4 Sydney South NSW 1235 Congratulations to Russell Hannah p6 The Folk Federation of NSW - Membershipor Application Form ISSN 0818 7339 ABN9411575922 Festivals, workshops, schools p7 jam.org.au Name/s: Eve phone: 102 x 146 Day phone: Folk Contacts p10 The Folk Federation of NSW Inc, formed in 1/4 page 102 x 146 $25 $50 Conversation with Patricia Early Pt 2 p13 Address: 1970, is a Statewide body which aims to present,Mobile: support, encourage and collect folk m usic, folk 1/8 page 102 x 70 $15 $35 dance, folklore and folk activities as they exist Email:Advertising artwork required by 5th of each month. in Australia in all their forms. 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Allowances are made in your favour for people joining at other times. Send to: PO Box A182, Sydney South NSW 1235. 2 The CORNSTALK Gazette FEBRUARY 2011 Dobsons Printing Pty Ltd (02) 9417 0239 presents Folk Federation of NSW New Years gig and fundraiser www.jam.org.au TThhee BBaaddjjaa RRiivveerr QQuuaarrtteett TThhrreeee''ss CCoommppaannyy FFoollkklloorree BBlluuee GGoooossee Saturday 29th January 2011 7 30 pm pm Donation $15 / $30 family / $10 concession @ William St Refreshments available Studios BYOG & nibbles 3 William St Enquiries Fairlight Music is what feelings sound 0438 091 885 like. Anon. fairlightfolk.com\ The Folk Federation of NSW ONLINE - jam.org.au The CORNSTALK Gazette FEBRUARY 2011 3 dates for your diary February 2011 Metropolitan Monday 7th With Kieran Kane. Clarendon BMC Dance Workshop. Guesthouse, 68 Lurline St, Katoomba. Thursday 3rd Popular & New Sequences. Leader 8.30pm. $30 (+bf). (Dinner and Quill & Brooks. Felicity Hattingh. Pennant Hills Show, 7pm, $72, +bf.) 02 4782 1322. Greg Quill & Jon Brooks (Canada). Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- clarendonguesthouse.com.au www.gregquill.com www.jonbrooks.ca 10pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860 Friday 18th Clarendon Guest House, 68 Lurline St, Thursday 10th Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. Katoomba. 8.30pm. $20 (+bf). (Dinner Sutherland Acoustic. Jason & Chloe Roweth. Australian bush & Show, 7pm, $62, +bf.) Bookings 02 Jan Preston, ‘Queen of Boogie Piano’. and traditional style music in dynamic 4782 1322. www.clarendonguesthouse. ‘Australia’s finest female blues talent’ and fresh arrangements featuring two com.au (Drum Media). Jan’s forceful presence vocals, guitar and mandolin. Chloe Friday 4th and masterful piano playing fill the and Jason gain great pleasure from ►Illawarra Folk Club. room with her magical rhythms and bringing almost forgotten songs back, Greg Quill & Jon Brooks (Canada). beat - suave, sensual, exciting. Nothing and creating new material grounded www.gregquill.com www.jonbrooks. more uplifting than the boogie beat. strongly in the tradition. Beatrice Taylor ca. City Digger’s Club, cnr Church & Plus special guest German percussionist Hall, rear Willow Park Community Burelli Sts, Wollongong. 1300 887 034. Micha Maassi. Floor spots, rafflles. Centre, Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby. illawarrafolkclub.org.au Gymea Trade Union Club, Kingsway, 8pm (doors 7.30pm). $15. Booking Saturday 5th Gymea (short walk from station). recommended. Candle lit venue, tables ►Beecroft Bush Dance. 7.30pm. $15, $10, FF $12, kids free. can be booked. BYO drinks & nibbles With Southern Cross. Beecroft Maeve 9520 5628 - tea & coffee provided. Barry Parks Community Centre, Beecroft Rd (opp ►‘HELP’ 9807 9497, [email protected] Fire Station). 8pm-12. All dances Free screening of the Beatles film which Monday 14th taught. $17, $14, $12, incl. supper. includes classic songs such as ‘Help!’, BMC Dance Workshop. Helen 9626 7816. bushmusic.org.au ‘You’re gonna lose that girl’, ‘You’ve Popular and New Sequences. Leader ►The Shack. got to hide your love away’, ‘The night Felicity Hattingh. Pennant Hills Greg Quill & Jon Brooks (Canada). before’, ‘Another Girl’, ‘Ticket to Ride’ Community Centre, Yarrara Rd. 7.30- www.gregquill.com www.jonbrooks. and ‘I need you’. 7pm, Humph Hall, 10pm. $7. Felicity 9456 2860 ca. Tramshed Community Arts Centre, 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights. Saturday 19th 1395a Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen Free. Taster for ‘The Beatles Choir’, Balmain Bush Dance. (between car park & ambulance an 8 week course starting in Narrabeen Band TBA. Rozelle Campus, Sydney station). 7.30pm. $20. Bookings on 17th Feb. Wayne Richmond (9939 College, 25 Terry St. 8pm-12. All recommended, 0413 635 856, info 8802) Web: humphhall.org dances taught. $17, $14, $12, incl. [email protected] www.shackfolk. Friday 11th supper. Don or Wendy 9642 7950. com/ David Francey (Canada) bushmusic.org.au Whitetop Mountaineers (USA) www.davidfrancey.com. David Francey Sunday 20th www.whitetopmountaineers.com/ (Canada) ►Blue Mountains Folk Club. Ian fr_home.cfm Cat & Fiddle (bistro area), Lizotte’s, 2/5 629 Pittwater Rd, Dee Host, Phil Johnson, 3-6pm. (Bookings 456 Darling St, Balmain (cnr Elliott St). Why. 8.30pm. 9984 9933. www.lizottes. for lunch or dinner, 4759 1023). Nick 8pm. $25, $20. Children welcome, if with com.au Szentkuti 4758 7953 a parent. All tickets at door. 9810 7931 Saturday 12th ►Humph Hall. Virtuosic instrumental ►New Songs – New Year ►Bush Music Club Social. trio ‘The String Contingent’ in concert. Gaelic Club (64 Devonshire St Surry Incl. BBQ. Bring songs, poems, dance ‘New acoustic chamber folk’ - violin, Hills) 7.30 pm $15/$10 shoes, instruments, family and friends, double bass & guitar. Humph Hall, New, original songs to welcome the food to share, drinks. Plenty of parking. 85 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights. new year. Hut 44, Addison Rd Community Entry free (donations of $25/$15 Alex Legg (Scotland, via Melbourne) Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville. invited). Enquiries/bookings: Wayne Peter Miller-Robinson, Christina Noon to 5pm. 9642 7950. bushmusic. Richmond (9939 8802 or wayne@ Mimmocchi 64 Devonshire St, Surry org.au humph.org) Web: humphhall.org Hills. 0413 941 459, info@gaelicclub. ►Fairlight Folk. Monday 21st com.au The magnificent band Cloudstreet www. BMC Dance Workshop.